close to double that with all the seats down
Quite difficult to drive though.
Don't have children so never pay much attention to these things but can't you get a 3 or 4 child 'bench' seat that comes as one unit but connects into the seperate fixing points in your car and has individual harnesses etc?
Edit: Yes, you can https://multimac.co.uk/home
I have had 3 kids in the back of my Mondeo for the past 6 years
You aren't Belgian by any chance?
Multi Mac is a good alternative. Very pricey though and may require specific insurance depending on the model. Oh and according to ADAC don’t, whatever you do have a side impact in one.
Well thanks a bunch, there was me thinking I might be able to get us another passat. Hadn't actually tried the kids boosters in one. Really liked my old one until the Mrs wrote it off. Still I got my own back, as she's had a Zafira since then.
<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">So, looks like a Smax is now top of the list.</span>
You could always give up one of your kids instead...
It is possible to fit a larger kid in the middle seat quite nicely with two kids either side in boosters - but I'm not sure I'd want to drive a long way like that or that be my only means of transport. It's not much fun in the middle. Also you'd need to check the legalities of your particular oldest kid.
I'm halfway back from Italy with the two younger ones in what are effectively high back boosters and the oldest in the middle. It's been ok, not as good as an SMax but I'm by myself in it 95% of the time. Anyway, we used to be 7 up in a Cortina estate to the West coast of Ireland every bloody summer - 2 in the boot surrounded by luggage! Different times, kids these days don't know they're born etc, etc
@davosaurusrex - ha!! we used to get the ferry to Ireland in a dogshit brown Datsun Cherry with 2 adults in the front and 4 kids, 1 adult and a dog in the back. I've no idea where our bags went! The ferry staff used to laugh at us too.
For reference for the OP, this is my 2016 Superb estate with a 29" hardtail (wheels off), a week's worth of luggage, the ubiquitous IKEA blue bag of bike bits, a track pump, helmet and everything else I needed. All fits in the boot, with the rear seats up and load cover pulled over the top - meaning I can leave it in a car park with absolutely nothing showing.
